Hayes, Hollister, and Kelman families papers, 1826-2012

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Biographical Note

W. M. Hayes

Date	Event
1857, Nov. 23	Born Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pa.
1879	Graduated, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.
1882	Graduated, Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa. Married Margaret Ellen Young Travelled to China and settled in Shandong Sheng (Shantung Province)
1882-1943	Missionary to China under Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1883-1895	Taught at Tengchow College, Shantung, China
1896-1901	President, Tengchow College, Shantung, China
1901-1903	Founder and president, Provincial University of Shantung, China
1904-1919	Professor, Union Theological Seminary, Tsinan, Shantung, China
1919-1937	President, North China Theological Seminary, Tenghsien, Shantung, China
1924	Founder, North China Women's Bible Seminary, Shantung, China
1933	Retired from active service with Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1943-1944	Interned with wife and son, John, Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center, Shantung, China
1944, Aug. 2	Died, Weihsien, Shantung, China

Margaret Young Hayes

Date	Event
1857, Oct. 3	Born Margaret Ellen Young, Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pa.
1881	Appointed missionary to China by Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1882	Married Watson MacMillan Hayes Travelled to China and settled in Shandong Sheng (Shantung Province)
1882-1943	Missionary to China under Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Taught classes at schools where husband was affiliated
1895	Evacuated from Tengchow to Chefoo with son John David during Sino-Japanese War
1900	Evacuated from Tengchow to Chefoo with children during Boxer Rebellion
1927	Evacuated from Tenghsien during Nationalist Revolution
1933	Retired from active service with Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1943-1945	Interned with husband and son John David, Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center, Shantung, China
1945	Returned to the United States
1949, Dec. 1	Died, New York state

John David Hayes

Date	Event
1888, Feb. 23	Born, Tengchowfu, Shantung, China
1905-1909	Attended College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
1910	Graduated, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1910-1911	Instructor, Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, N.Y.
1911	Appointed Rhodes Scholar
1911-1914	Attended Merton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
1914-1915	Served with YMCA in France Assistant minister, St. George's West Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
1914-1916	Attended New College Theological Seminary, Edinburgh, Scotland
1916	Married Barbara Monteath Kelman Entered Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
1917	Graduated Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J. Travelled to China with wife and infant daughter
1917-1943	In charge of student Christian work, Peking, China
1918-1932	Participated in flood and famine relief projects
1935-1936	Acting president, College of Chinese Studies, Peking, China
1939-1942	Acting president, College of Chinese Studies, Peking, China
1943-1945	Interned with parents, Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center, Shantung, China
1947-1948	Assistant pastor, National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
1948	Returned to China at the invitation of the Church of Christ in China, assigned to Kweiyang, Kweichow Province
1949-1951	Taught in two Chinese universities
1951-1952	Imprisoned by Chinese Communists
1953-1955	Travelled throughout the United States speaking about his experiences
1955	Travelled to Indonesia to work with students
1956-1957	Worked at Christian Normal College, Salatiga, Java
1957, March 4	Died, Salatiga, Java, Indonesia

Barbara Monteath Kelman Hayes

Date	Event
1893, April 5	Born Barbara Monteath Kelman, Peterculter, Scotland
1911-1913	Attended Somerville College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
1916	Married John David Hayes Moved to the United States
1917	Moved to China with husband and infant daughter, Margaret
1917-1941	Resided in Peking, China
1927-1928	Evacuated from Peking to Scotland with family during Nationalist takeover of Peking
1941	Director, Language School for the Philippines, Peking College of Chinese Studies, Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands
1941-1942	Interned by Japanese with daughter Barbara and son John in Camp John Hay and Camp Holmes, Philippine Islands
1942-1943	House internment in Presbyterian mission, Manila, Philippine Islands
1943	Returned to the United States as part of Japanese-American civilian prisoner exchange
1944-1948	Worked for National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
1948	Returned to China with husband at the invitation of the Church of Christ in China, assigned to Kweiyang, Kweichow Province
1949-1950	Worked in China liason office, Church of Christ, Hong Kong
1951	Returned to the United States and resided in New York, N.Y.
1951-1959	Speaking tours and other work with Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1975, Oct. 24	Died, Syosset, N.Y.

Margaret Hayes Hollister

Date	Event
1917, April 15	Born Margaret Irene Hayes, New York, N.Y.
1917	Travelled to Peking, China, with parents
1928-1934	Attended North China American School, Tungchow, China
1934-1935	Attended Yanjing da xue (Yenching University), Peking, China
1939	Graduated from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
1939-1940	Assistant to the dean of women, Yanjing da xue (Yenching University), Peking, China
1942	Married William Hollister (divorced 1964)
1961	M.S.W., National Catholic School of Social Service, Washington, D. C.
1961-1966	Social worker, Christ Child Hospital for Children, Rockville, Md.
1966-2002	Social worker with Department of Human Services, Mental Health Administration, Washington, D. C.

John Kelman

Date	Event
1864, June 20	Born, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
1884	M.A., Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
1885-1888	Lived in Australia to recover his health
1890	Graduated, New College, Edinburgh, Scotland
1891-1897	Pastor, Peterculter United Free Church, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1892	Married Ellin Runcorn Bell
1897-1907	Pastor, New North Free Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
1907-1919	Pastor, St. Georges United Free Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
circa 1914-1917	Chaplain, British Territorial Army
1917	Speaking tour in the United States. Lectured on the war aims of the Allies
1919-1924	Pastor, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, N.Y.
1924-1925	Pastor, Frognal Presbyterian Church, London, England
1929, May 3	Died, Edinburgh, Scotland